Jacobus Johannes Venter

Jacobus Johannes Venter
Chairman of the Joint Commission for Administering the Government of the Orange Free State
In office 10 February 1855 – 27 August 1855
Preceded by	Josias Philip Hoffman As State President of the Orange Free State
Succeeded by	Jacobus Nicolaas Boshoff As State President of the Orange Free State
Acting State President of the Orange Free State
In office 15 December 1859 – 8 February 1860
Preceded by	Esaias Reynier Snijman (Acting)
Succeeded by	Marthinus Wessel Pretorius
In office 20 June 1863 – 2 February 1864
Preceded by	Joseph Allison (Acting)
Succeeded by	Johannes Brand
Member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State
Personal details
Born	1814
Died	1889 Bloemfontein  Orange Free State

Jacobus Johannes Venter (1814–1889) was a South African (Boer) politician and statesman. He was a member of the Volksraad of the Orange Free State, chairman of the Joint Commission for Administering the Government in 1855 and served as Acting State President in 1859 – 1860 and again in 1863 – 1864.^[1][2]

Four towns in South Africa were named after the Venter clan: Ventersdorp, Venterstad, Venterspos and Ventershoop.

One of his descendants is psychologist Dr Elma Ross.

References

1. Muller. Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat. pp. 54, 74, 76, 127, 131, 134, 145, 147, 158, 159, 172, 256.
2. For dates see South Africa on Worldstatesman.org.

• Muller, H.P.N. (1907). Oude tyden in den Oranje-Vrystaat. Naar Mr. H.A.L. Hamelberg's nagelaten papieren beschreven. Leiden: E.J. Brill. pp. 383p.